We all have our dark periods mate, seems like yours has been very dark indeed. Takes a big person to front up and admit their part in some things. Well done and bless you for being that big person. I am truly grieved to hear that your mother passed, especially in the circumstances. I am sure no-one would judge you harshly for your reaction. I would still be hating the world. As an angler, I have seen many things that make me question the sport. Bait containers and other rubbish littering the rivers and lakes, line entangling a variety of animals, reptiles and birds. I have seen people kill snakes and lizards they mistook for snakes miles out on the river bank, when the snake was just trying to get away, because they might be a danger to the fisherperson. Plastic bags and beer cans, bottles and fast food boxes seem to be easy to carry into a fishing hole full, but impossible to carry out empty. The emptiness must weigh a lot. Instead of giving up, I try to mitigate the damage done by yobbo gits and carry a garbage bag with me, collect rubbish as I find it, clean up line and hooks and stuff I find, and in short, leave the holes better than when I arrived. Our very reason for going fishing, the fish, depend on it. Do not allow the turkeys to hold you down when you can soar with the eagles mate. Do your part to make up for those who are too selfish and blinded by their own glory to understand they are the problem. Love and best wishes to you and your family following your loss, and I hope you continue to come out of the darkness. It is hard sometimes. Fishing is a great outlet, so just enjoy the moments and let the days string themselves together from those.

Don't stress too much we are all going through shite yours is worse. Old Maori saying " kia Kaha, means stay strong

@@debramage739 I like it, mate. Kia Kaha yourself.

Hey Phil, I'm really sorry to hear of your loss mate. That must have been so hard. We didn't ask for this covid shit. Please Phil, feel free to email me a robbiefishing@outlook.com any time, even with your phone number. I deal with literally hundreds of people each week, but if there is one guy that I would love to chat over the phone with it is you. I know you're a nice guy... I can just tell. I would just love to chat some time. I have so much that I would love to tell you about myself but like you, I don't want to out it here LOL Ansolitely apology excepted my friend.

@@robbiefishing Thanks Robbie. You may very well hear from me, cheers.

Hahaha thanks mate. Lucky I didn't bleed to death. LOL

Thank you so much. I love the saying "Limit your kill, don't kill your limit". It's OK to keep a feed of fish, but you don't have to keep them all..

Thanks mate. Hahaha quite possibly. There's been a lot of people there over the last week already. Word is out. LOL

Thank you so much mate. I love visiting new places and hope to fish SA some day.

Thanks so much mate. Nillahcootie use to be a great reddin Lake in the 1980s, but as soon as the yellowbelly were introduced into the lake the reddies just got less and less. They just can't compete with the yellas.

Thank you so much Dan.

Hahaha that's gotta be a sign that the fishing was good doesn't it? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hey Damien thanks so much mate. I have had two fresh feeds of yellowbelly since then. Haha

Thanks so much Ricky.

Thanks Dane. Sure was a ripper mate.

Thanks Sharon. They're such an awesome fish aren't they.

Thanks so much mate. Good luck tomorrow.

Thanks heaps mate. 👍

I still like to blow the cobwebs off mine and put it to work from time to time. Haha

It snot. 🤣🤣👃👃 haha Thanks heaps Captaim Frank.

Thanks so much Madison.

Haha thanks mate. Theres absolutely no way i was going home. LOL

Haha thanks mate. I haven't been over there for a while, a trip over must Neary be due I think.

Thanks heaps Mark. They sure were running hot mate. I still reckon your yellowbelly video at Eildon is one of the best yellowbelly videos on KZfaq. 👍👍

robbiefishing yeah definitely was a hot bite mate!👌🏼 wow thanks Robbie I really appreciate that! 🙌🏼

Hey Dean thanks heaps mate.

Thanks so much Lachie.

Haha thanks so much buddy. How far away to you live from Nillahcootie?

Haha that was my proudest McGuyver moment. 🤣🤣🤣

Haha I love Fear Factory.

Hey Sam thanks so much champ.

Thanks mate. Haha they were going nuts. I have a video here where I catch I think 9 cod in less than 2 hours. Haha the video is called "Cod convention" if you search "robbiefishing cid convention" you will see it.

@@robbiefishing Cod Convention - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftlilbakzrDTXX0.html

Thanks heaps Michale. Are you doing any good in the weir?

@@robbiefishing I havnt been out mate due to I broken my foot mate my mate and cousin been out a couple of times done pretty well on the redfin and there are quite a few nice yellowbelly coming out as well and some out of season cod being trolled up while people are targeting Hellas mate

Haha thanks so much Rob.

WOW that's awesome well done Joshy. Congratulations buddy.

Duct tape is different to gaffer tape

Thanks heaps Andrew. Pit minds think very much alike mate.

Thanks mate.

Thanks so much champ.

Thanks heaps Trevor. They were certainly going off!

Thanks heaps Chris.

Thabk you so much Harriet. I hope you had a great day at pony club.

Thanks heaps mate.

Hahaha thanks mate.

Awesome. I had a lot of fun in my kayak over there a few days back.

Thanks. Yeah I noticed that. All of this rain will be great in the long run.

Thanks Jaron. LOL, yeah I had a similar experience with Brett yesterday. Haha

Hahaha thanks buddy. I said it lots of times. I'm having a great run on the yella at the moment.

@@robbiefishing Shhhh, the fishing gods will hear your boast and send only turtles your way. You know the rules. It is okay to brag about size, but you have to downplay the numbers, and never say a location is great. The Fishing Gods are fickle creatures at the best of times. Don't tempt fate.

Thanks heaps mate. 👍

Hahaha I have a current level 2 first aid. (Applied 1st aid). They taught us how to make a donut bandage, tie a sling from a triangle bandage, inject an epi pen etc.... but they must have left out the gaffa tape module. 🤣🤣🤣

Heu buddy, I don't think the boats effect them too much, but I reckon you are spot on with the shallow water late in the day. The magic hour never fails.

Thanks heaps Paul.

Thanks mate. haha I was in a hell of a mess. LOL

@@robbiefishing haha byep

Thanks mate. Haha yeah I noticed that. LOL I have a feeling I may have done it once before but a very long time ago. On close inspection, they are razor-sharp and serrated.

@@robbiefishing haha.. yeah, easy enough done. i reckon you could use one as a steak knife lol 😂👌👍

Thanks mate. Hopefully next trip is better for you buddy.

Thabks mate. I hope you enjoy it.

@@robbiefishing I did enjoy it. Was hoping to see that 42cm yellowbelly but still great fun watching !!

Thanks mate

I would absolutely LOVE to do that someday..

Sure are mate, so are the yellas. That's because of the Sandy colour of the water. At Lake Morgan they were almost white.

Thanks heaps Moose. You should head up there, it's fishing well at the moment.

Hey Gary thanks so much mate.

I don't keep cod often, last one about 7 or 8 years ago but I reckon I would have kept that one of the season was open. 👍👍

@@robbiefishing yeah perfect place to keep one stocked🙏

Haha thanks mate. They sure were going nuts!!

Haha It's funny how tackle boxes always get heavy. LOL 😂

Effing bastards, sorry to hear that mate. Hate thieves

I hate them to become someone's robbed my house 2 years ago

Nothing worse mate, the other day I had someone cut up one of my best yabby nets.

Mate, that is so low! Hope you find the culprits and get your trailer back. Was there much in it?

Was empty out of rego to, worth nothing more than scrap metal my pop had it for 35 years than I've had it for 5 years still went very well it's just the sentimental vale I can remember it ever since I can remember

HeybHarvwy that really such mate.

OOF! There are some real maggots in this world. Sorry to hear about the net.

Thanks mate. This was just up from the boat ramp. 👍

Cheers Robbie have a good night@@robbiefishing

Hey buddy thanks so much. Hopefully your gear will arrive within the next couple of days mate. 👍

Good luck. Copeton is great. Some nice fat cod in there.

@@AndrewFishman There sure is mate! Caught my biggest cod there

@@TheOutbackFisherman I haven't been up that way in a while. Fond memories of clear water, big rock fields and sight fishing big yebblies and cod. And some huge reddies back in the day.

@@AndrewFishman Now its at %16 and the meter cod are going crazy! When this lockdowns over I might come across you one day

Thank you so much mate.

Hahahaha